The Engine Room

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Hi everybody!

One last blog post for 2006 -- Just to wish you all a very happy holiday season, (whichever holiday you wish to celebrate!). Be happy, be safe, look after yourselves and everyone you love, and we'll see you all in the new year!

Affilorama members -- One last Christmas present for you. We've just put up a couple of videos in the members area on mindset: One with Marie Forleo and one giving my own view on the mindset of a super affiliate (notes to come in the next couple of...

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Google SiteMaps - Letting the search engines know you mean business!

Google SiteMaps - Letting the search engines know you mean business!
There's been some really big news breaking on the SEO front in the past couple of weeks. Yahoo and Microsoft have announced that they're going to come to the party with the Google SiteMaps protocol. For those of you who thought you'd never get all those search engine giants together in the same room, here they are!

So what is a sitemap and why should you want one?

At a very basic level, a sitemap is just a list of the pages on your website. You're probably familiar with the for-humans type... Read more

Alternatives to AdWords & 6 Quick Tips for Bettering Your PPC ClickThru Rates and Conversions

Alternatives to AdWords & 6 Quick Tips for Bettering Your PPC ClickThru Rates and Conversions

I've had a number of people asking me lately if I can recommend any other PPC networks other than Yahoo Search Marketing (Overture) or Google Adwords. Typically these people have found something that works really well, and they want to gain more exposure through other networks. The bad news is that, while there are others (for instance, 7Search, Findwhat, Exactseek), they haven't matured to the point where they're worth the effort. Personally I don't waste my time with things that aren't...

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